DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES

Family Bromoviridae

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Table 1 Genomic RNA sizes in nucleotide number for typical members of each genus.

Genus

Species

Strain

RNA-1

RNA-2

RNA-3

3 term.

DIs/sat RNAs

Alfamovirus

AMV

425

3,644

2,593

2,037

complexa

-/-

Bromovirus

BMV

n.a.

3,234

2,865

2,117

tRNAb

+/-

Cucumovirus

CMV

Fny

3,357

3,050

2,216

tRNA

+/+

Ilarvirus

TSV

n.a.

3,491

2,926

2,205

complex

-/-

Oleavirus

OLV-2

n.a.

3,126

2,734

2,438

complex

?/?

a complex secondary structure.

b aminoacylatable, with pseudoknot folding.

n.a.: not applicable, only 1 strain reported.

Table 2 Viral proteins, sizes and functional activities

Protein

Size ( 103)

mRNA

Function1

1a

102.7-125.8

RNA-1

methyl transferase, helicase

2a

89.8-96.7

RNA-2

RNA dependent RNA polymerase

3a

30.5-36.5

RNA-3

cell to cell movement

coat

19.8-26.2

sgRNA-42

encapsidation, movement

1 Functions of 1a and 2a are putative in most cases, by analogy to related viruses.

2 The sgRNA for the CP is encapsidated in all but the genus Oleavirus.